Former daycare employee arrested on drug charges

Candace Wilson, 25, of Stuttgart, was arrested in Monroe County after a traffic stop near Roe.

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A former Stuttgart Early Head Start employee was arrested on drug charges Saturday, according to the First Judicial District Drug Task Force.

Candace Wilson, 25, of Stuttgart, was arrested in Monroe County after a traffic stop near Roe.

Wilson was charged with possession of a controlled substance-cocaine, a class C felony. She was also charged with possession of a controlled substance-marijuana with intent to deliver, a class A misdemeanor. Wilson received further charges when she was found with a firearm, which lead to simultaneous possessing drugs and alcohol, a class Y felony. The woman also furnished prohibited articles in a jail facility, which is a class B felony.

According to the task force, she was in possession of six individually wrapped bags of marijuana and cocaine. Also found was a .40 caliber firearm and three loaded magazines.

"Wilson attempted to hide the drugs on her person, but they were recovered when she was booked into the jail," the task force released.

Authorities have verified that she was employed at Stuttgart Early Head Start, a children's learning facility, until Jan. 2.

She appeared on her charges Monday and bond was set at $100,000. Her first appearance in circuit court is scheduled for Jan. 27.